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Be it known that I, L'ionnon N. WELLS, a subject of the King of Great Britain, and a resident of Hobohen, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Paint, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in paints, an object of the invention being to provide a paint which is especially adapted for use on fabric or any other surface,

which serves as a substitute for what is known in the trade as rubber paint and which will effectually cover oily or greasy surfaces.

A. further object is to provide a paint which may be effectually used in connection with soundproof material as a covering therefor.

It is common practice in the art to make rooms and compartments soundproof by using felt having a fabric covering and then. painting the covering and my improved paint is especially adapted for this use as it will cooperate with the other materials to render the wall or partition soundproof.

While I have set forth several uses for my improved paint, it is obvious that I am not limited to any particular use as the paint has wide range of usefulness in the arts.

In making my improved paint I employ soap, whitening, slalred lime, and salt mixed with water, to which a coloring matter may be added and also to which Irish moss may be added to give a smooth spreading consistency to the paint,

VVhile, of course, the invention is not limited. to the exact proportions of its ingredients nor to the exact order of their mixing, I find in practice that the following proportions and manner of mixing proam good results.

To form six gallon mixture I first employ approximately three pounds, nine ounces of soap, ground or shaved, and mixed with four gallons of cold water, which is allowed to set for approximately two hours to dissolve the soap. This soapy water is then boiled to thoroughly and completely dissolve all particles of soap, and while the mixture is hot, two and one-half pounds of whitening, twenty-three and one- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 5, 1921.

Application filed September 11, 1920. Serial No. 409,649.

quarter poundsof slaked lime and one and one-quarter pounds of salt is added and dissolved. The lime is slaked just previous to adding to the mixture as I find best results are accomplished by freshly slaked lime.

If a white paint is desired, I add to the above mixture, after the latter is cold, one pound of whitening to a gallon of said mixture. If coloring matter is desired, the last mentioned proportion of whitening is omitted and suitable dry coloring material is substituted therefor.

The composition above described is then permitted to set for two days and the liquid is removed from the top thereof and mixed with Irish moss in the proportions of onequarter ounce of Irish moss to six gallons of liquid After the liquid and Irish moss have been mixed together, they are again combined with the sediment to form the completed composition.

As above stated, it is, of course, to be understood that the precise proportions and the precise manner of mixing may be altered within certain reasonable limits without departing from my invention, and hence, I do not limit myself to the precise proportions nor to the exact manner of mixing as stated, but desire to coverbroadly the employment of the ingredients and in their substantial proportions and manner of mixing to form a paint.

I claim:

1. The herein described paint, comprising the following ingredients in substantially the proportions of sea nine ounces, whiteningtwo and one-half pounds, limetwenty-three and one-quarter pounds, saltone and one-quarter pounds, and waterfour gallons.

2. The herein described paint, comprising the following ingredients in substantially the proportions of soap-nine ounces, whitening-two and one-half. pounds, slaked lime-twenty-three and one-half pounds,

salt-one and one-quarter pounds, waterfour gallons, to which is added a coloring material.

3. The herein described paint, comprising the following ingredients in substantially the proportions of soap-nine ounces, whiteing-two and one-half pounds, slaked lime-twenty-three and one-half pounds, salt-one and one-quarter pounds, water four gallons, a coloring material, and Irish moss in substantially the proportions of onequarter ounce to six gallons of the firstnamed mixture.

4. The herein described paint composition, consisting of substantially soap-mine ounces, water-dour gallons, whiteningtwo and one-half pounds, slaked limetwenty-three and one-quarter pounds, saltone and one-quarter pounds, and Irish moss in the proportion of one-quarter ounce to six gallons of the other ingredients.

HORACE NELSON WELLS 

